Skirting molding for table tops



prl 17, 1951 w. L. BONNELL SKIRTING MOLDING FOR TABLE TOPS Filed June 11, 1949 .will

Patented Apr.v 17, 1951 l SKIRTING MOLDING FOR TABLE TOPSY William L. Bonnell, Youngstown, Ohio, assignor to Trimedge, Incorporated, Youngstown, Ohio,

a corporation of Ohio Application June 11, 1949, Serial No. 98,419

This invention relates to skirting mouldings as 'applied to tables for ornamental and decorative purposes and more particularly to means for mounting such skirting mouldings.

The principal object of the invention is to provide an improved ornamental skirt moulding for Vtables with simple efficient means for attaching the same to a table top whereby a durable satisfactory construction is afforded.

A further object of the invention is to provide improved skirt moulding mounting means that provides for efficient bracing of the skirt moulding at a point below the attachment of the upper part of the same to a table top and which is of simple construction and can be quickly and easily applied.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an improved skirt moulding mounting including a longitudinally extending channel on 'the moulding at the inner side thereof, and a bracket member having at one end a portion to t into the channel on the skirt moulding, and being formed at its other end to fit against and be secured to the underside of the table top inwardly of the marginal portion thereof, the arrangement being such that when the lower end of the bracket member is seated in the channel on the skirt moulding and the upper end portion of the bracket member is then secured to the underside of the table top, the lower end portion of the bracket member is maintained seated in vthe channel on the skirt moulding.

The skirting moulding and mounting bracket combination disclosed herein comprises an improvement in the art. of skirting mouldings in general and as applied to table edges and particularly dinette tables and the like wherein a decorative metal skirting moulding is directly applied to the edge of the table top to form a desired depending skirting and to improve the structural qualities of the table top and provide a finished edge thereabout. It is known in the art that skirting mountings have been applied to dinette tables, for example, either directly to the peripheral edge thereof or in depending relation from the top thereof and the peripheral edge of the table covered with a suitable edging moulding.

In the application of either of these types of skirting mouldings to tables the problem of adequately and economically positioning and supporting the depending portion of the skirting moulding is presented. It has heretofore been proposed to glue or otherwise affix blocks of wood about the tabletop and against which the skirt- 5 Claims. (Cl. 311-107) ing moulding may be positioned. This is obviously an expensive time consuming and unsatisfactory solution of the kproblem as the moulding is not directly supported by such blocks unless it is fastened thereto which in itself is objectionable.

It is accordingly one of the objects of this invention to provide improved means for directly attaching the skirting moulding to the table and for the desirable support of the depending portion of the skirt moulding.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise` embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of Vwhat is claimed Without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a Vertical section through a portion of a table and skirting moulding.

Figure 2 is a vertical section through a table and modified skirting moulding.

Figure 3 is a top plan View of a portion of a table with parts broken away and parts in cross section.

Figure 4 is a top plan View of a portion of a table with parts broken away and parts in cross section. Y

By referring to the drawings and Figure 1 in particular it will be seen that a portionof a table top I0 has been disclosed which is provided with a surface covering II of suitable material and a moulded edging I2 which overlaps the surface material I I and underlaps the table top Ill and is secured to the table top I0 by a friction anchor I4 engaging a slot I5 formed horizontally in the peripheral edge of the table top I 0. A skirting moulding I5 is positioned beneath the edge of the table and inwardly with respect to the moulded edging I2 and is provided with an inturned flange I1 which has openings therein at intervals through which fasteners such as screws I8 may be positioned.

The skirting moulding I6 is of ornamental configuration and includes, for example, one or more dovetailed channels I9 in which strips of suitable material such as linoleum 20 may be positioned and which material will match in color the surfacing material I I heretofore referred to. The lowermost edge of the skirting moulding IS is provided with an inturned and upturned short ange 2|, the upturned portion of which inclines toward the main body portion of the skirting moulding I6 and defines therewith a channel 22 at an angle from vertical and formed in the thickened lower edge 23 of the skirting moulding I6, as best shown in cross section in Figure 1 of the drawings.

A bracket 2i (the ends of which are disposed at angles from the plane thereof) is positioned so that one of its ends 25 registers in the channel 22 in the thickened edge 23 of .the .moulding I6 and the other end 26 engages *the urrdersur'fa'ce of the table top I0. A fastener such-as a -screw 21 is positioned through an opening .in the end 26 of the bracket 24 so that it may be secured to the table top IS and in such position will be self-retaining in the channel 22 inthe moulding I6. This is due to the inclination of .theend 25 of the bracket 24 from vertical which corresponds with a similar inclination of the-channel 22 in the moulding I6. The positioning of the bracket 24 in registry in the channel 22 and more particularly the end 25 thereof creates tension on the connection dueto 'the inclination of the channel 22 and the end 25 and, in effect, locks the end 25 of the bracket 24 to the lowermost thickened edge 23 of the moulding I6.

Still referring to .Figure l of the drawings it will be seen that the looking action occurs by reason of the formation of the bracket 24 and particularly the outturned ends 25 and 2B thereof so that when in vunfastened position with respect to the table top 10, the bracket 24 is spaced slightly therefrom, as shown by dotted lines in Figure 1. When moved into engagement with the table top lil by the screws 2i, the distortion of the bracket 24 locks the end 25 thereof in the channel 22, as shown in solid lines in Figure 1. Thus, the skirting moulding i6 is securely aixed to the table il) by the simply formed bracket 2d as heretofore described.

In Figure 3 of the drawings ra top plan View of the bracket 24 may be seen'through a broken away portion of the table and surfacing material il thereon. The particular relationship between the bracket 2 and the skiriting moulding i6 is illustrated in this view whichdiscloses the channel 22 and its formation on an angle from vertical which enables the lower end 25 of the bracket 24 to be self-retaining in position therein. It will be .obvious to those skilled in the art that the moulding l@ is provided with a plurality of the brackets 124 iat desirably spaced intervals so that it is adequately supported thereby on the table iii.

It will occur to those skilled in the art that the moulding and bracket support `therefor are equally applicable to skirting mouldings formed integrally with edging and applied to the edges of tables and such as disclosed in Figures 2 and e of the drawings. By referring to Figures 2 and 4 of the drawings a portion of the table top 28 may be seen to have a finishing surface material 29. A horizontal groove 3K3 is formed in the edge of the table top 28 and serves as a means for anchoring a skirting moulding 3| to the edge of the table top .23 by means of an integrally formed, finned flange 32. The depending portion of the skirting moulding 3| may obviously be formed of any desirable ornamental configuration and is illustrated as including dovetailed channels 33 in which linoleum strips 34 matching the surface material 3Q may be applied if desired. The lowermost edge of the ,retaining therein when the other end 4| is fastened to the table top 28 as by a fastener 42. ASuch 'action 'distorts the normal shape of the bracket 39 as rheretofore described in detail in connection with Eigure l of the drawings.

vIn Figure iifof `the drawings a corner portion .of a table is disclosed and dotted lines indicate a pair of the brackets 39 in position in spaced relation .to vone another and holding the skirting moulding 3|. It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that Va plurality of lthe brackets 39 are positioned about the table top 28and spaced withrespect to one Aanother so that the skirting moulding is suitably supported thereby.

It will thus be seen that the several objects of the invention .have been .met by the skirting moulding and mounting disclosed herein.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A skirt moulding for a table top adapted to be secured at .its upper part to the table top, and supporting means .for the skirt moulding including -a klongitudinally extending upwardly facing channel on the skirt moulding .at the rear side thereof below the upper end of .the same, and a plurality of elongated bracket ,members each having -at end portions disposed at angles to `the longitudinal ,axis rof the .main vbody part thereof, one of the end portions of each of the bracket `members being .formed to detachably vt ,intosaid channel of the skirt moulding, and theother `end portion of each bracket member being formed to `fit against lthe under face of the table top inwardly of the Amarginal portion thereof, and means .for securing said last mentioned end portions of thebracket members .against the under face of the .table top, said bracket membersfeach being of a length -whereby when the .lower end portion of thesame is 4seated in saidchannel and the upper-end portion of the bracket member 'is then fastened against the under side of -the table top, theflower-end portion of the bracket member .is .maintained seated in said channel.

2. The :skirt moulding and supporting means as defined in claim land in which the longitudinally-extending channel of the moulding extends'upwardly at an outward inclination.

3. A skirt moulding for a ltable -top adapted to .be-secured at -its upper part to the table top, and supporting means for the skirt moulding including a longitudinally extending upwardly facing `channel on the -skirt .moulding at the rear side thereof below .the upper end of the same, and ,afbracket member .in-.the form of aflat strip having end vportions bent at angles from the plane `of the main -body part thereof, `one yof the end portions of said bracket member being formed to detachably fit into said-channel ofthe skirt moulding, and the lother end portion -of said bracket Vmember beingformed to fit against the under face of the table top inwardly of the marginal portion thereof, andfmeans for securing said Vlast mentioned-end portion of the `bracket member :against theunder face ofthe table top,

5 said bracket member being of a length whereby when the lower end portion of the same is seated in said channel and the upper end portion of the bracket member is then fastened against the under side of the table top, the lower end portion of said bracket member is maintained seated in said channel.

4. A skirt moulding for a table top having a flange extending inwardly from the upper end thereof to t against and be secured to the under face of a table top, and supporting means for the skirt moulding including a longitudinally eX- tending upwardly facing channel on the skirt moulding at the rear side thereof below the upper end of the same, and an elongated bracket member having flat end portions' disposed at yangles to the longitudinal axis of the main body part 1 thereof, one of said end portions of the bracket member being formed to detachably t'into said channel of the skirt moulding, and the other end portion of the bracket member being formed to t against the under face of the table top inwardly of the marginal portion thereof and inwardly of said flange, and means for securing said last mentioned end portion of the bracket member against the under face of the table top, said bracket member being of a length whereby when the lower end portion of the same is' l be secured at its upper part to a table top, and

supporting means for the skirt moulding 'including an inturned and upturned short flange on the skirt moulding at the lower end thereof,

the upturned portion of said flange being spaced from the adjacent side wall of the skirt moulding and forming therewith an upwardly facing longitudinally extending channel, and an elongated bracket member having flat end portions disposed at angles to the longitudinal axis of the main body part thereof, one of said end portions of the bracket member being formed to detachably fit into said channel of the skirt moulding, and the other end portion of said bracket member being formed to t against the under face of the table top inwardly of the marginal portion thereof, and means for securing rsaid last mentioned end portion of the bracket member against the under face of the table top, said bracket member being of a length whereby when the lower end portion of the Same is seated in said channel and the upper end portion of the bracket member is then fastened Y against the under surface of the table top, the

lower end portion of the bracket member will be'maintained seated in said channel,v

WILLIAM L. BONNELL.

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